Flowers Garden Plants

This annual has variable bloom colors ranging from as dark as dark blue, lavender and purple, to as light as pink, light blue and white. The Love-in-a-Mist is a garden beauty that can seed itself, and you can have it as a fixture in your garden for some time to come.

Ranging from 12-18 inches high, the Love-in-a-Mist often blooms in late spring, summer, and from early to late fall. These require plenty of sun, but can also be grown in partial shade. Their water requirements can best be described as average.

The Love-in-a-Mist is a beautiful plant, and with its many blooming and color qualities, it can make your garden become a more colorful place all throughout the spring to the fall.

Onions have always been a staple of the kitchen being used a variety of ways in cooking, but did you know that the onion (or at least a close relative of it) can be used as a garden plant?

Alliums, as the onion family is formally called, bloom in a cluster of colorful flowers, ranging in size from marble-sized to softball-sized proportions. Looking like lollipops in full bloom, popping up from the garden bed, Alliums are hardy plants that are plagued by very few problems.

Aside from needing full sun and water (doesn't every plant?), Alliums can be left alone to grow, as even deer won't bother with them. Interestingly enough, cooking onions seems to have this same effect on people as well.

This beautiful plant gets its name from the shape of its flowers, which resemble birds taking flight and come in a variety of different, striking colors.

Birds of Paradise prefer to be out in the full sun and a humid climate. Frost is deadly to these beautiful plants and in order to avoid this, they must be placed indoors during the winter months.

Having no trunk, the Birds of Paradise seem to spring from the ground, leaves and flowers only, but in actuality is a slow-growing plant. The flowers of the Birds of Paradise have pointed petals and come in brilliant orange and blue. Some species have instead of this color scheme, a white and blue coloring.

So, you want to start a garden, but don't have any space? That won't be a problem with the Pyramid Planter, a uniquely designed planter that saves space so that you can indulge your green thumb even in the smallest of areas.

As its name suggests, the Pyramid Planter arranges your plants in a pyramid design in order to conserve space, and makes for an impressive-looking miniature garden, sure to be noticed.

With its easy assembly, and made from plantation-grown eucalyptus hardwood, the Pyramid Planter is one that gardeners, or even the gardener-at-heart can enjoy.

Tired of all that lawn grass spilling over to your other plants, stealing all their water and nutrients? Do you wish you could just quit trimming back those errant grasses from intruding into your flowers' space?

Have no fear; the Bedrocks Border System is here! This resin border system has a flanged edge that prevents grass from spilling over to where your other plants are, protecting them from an invasion of turf.

With each piece sporting long spikes for stability, and the ability to be connected at the edges up to an angle of 180 degrees for versatility, the Bedrocks Border System is an attractive and functional addition to your garden.

Barley straw has been used to keep ponds clean and clear for centuries in Europe. Now the beneficial effects of barley straw can now be used in your own garden pond with the Freshen-It Barley Straw Extract. And as it is in liquid form, the effects on your garden will be seen almost immediately.

Barley acts to encourage the growth of beneficial bacteria, which inhibits the growth of unwanted elements in your pond, without harming the existing fish. The extract also helps the growth of the invertebrate population, an important food source for the fish.

Keep your garden's pond clean and clear with the Freshen-It Barley Straw Extract. Not only does it maintain your garden's beauty, but its fresh lavender scent also keeps it fragrant as well.

If you're stumped with what to do with your garden, and are grasping at straws trying to get new ideas, then why not visit a flower or garden show and get inspired? These shows will be showcasing rare and beautiful flowers, as well as new and innovative products sure to make you say "I gotta have one of those!"

You might even run in to other like-minded gardeners and you might even end up joining them or starting a group of your own. You could find new and inventive ways to spruce up your own garden, or even breathe new life into your old plants.

Flower and garden shows are good ways to keep you inspired with your garden and help you keep at it, through good times and bad.

This plant is nothing more than a glorified grass clump. But what a pretty one it is! The Hardy Sugar Cane (Saccharum arundinaceum) has long gray-green leaves grow up to a towering 10' high by 10' wide.

The blooms of the Hardy Sugar Cane start off as a soft pink, then open to a silvery sheen and are perfect for winter. When these bloom they add another 2'-5' feet to the total height of the plant!

True to its name, the Hardy Sugar Cane is a tough grass that will be welcome in any garden, especially with those who have to hide some imperfection in their garden, as the cover from a Hardy Sugar Cane will cover the broad side of a barn!

Having your plants grow straight and tall is a mark of pride for a gardener. But sometimes, it just doesn't turn out that way. The wind, some inherent problem or such can make your plants droop and bend, and while some plants can and do "pop" back up, some don't. This is where staking comes into the picture.

Staking, as one can infer from the name, is a technique used in gardening that uses stakes to prop up or support plants that can't stand on their own. Stakes (which can be of wood, metal or even twigs) are planted next to the plant and are tied to the plant with a string of (preferably) bio-degradable material to make the plant regain its rigidity and grow up straight again.

Some gardeners might even use natural means such as other plants to substitute for stakes.

Gardens are great places to hang out, but if you're lacking shade you won't be able to stay out there long before the sun finally gets to you. This is a shame since that’s the time when a garden usually becomes alive and shows its best.

But if you've got the space, then why not install a gazebo? These structures were only usually seen in town plazas and parks, but they can also liven up a garden and make it more inviting to stay in.

A gazebo not only makes for a nice place to spend a sunny afternoon, but also gives the garden a focal point to focus attention on. Great for guests and even for your own entertainment, gazebos make a garden feel more like home.

Deadheading is a gardening practice that is done to encourage new growths in plants. It is done by removing dead or spent flowers or leaves by snipping them off with garden shears, or by simply pinching the leaves or blooms off with your fingers.

Deadheading is also done to improve the overall appearance of the plant. After all, who wants a plant with wilting leaves or drooping flowers? Deadheading not only gets rid of these eyesores, but also rejuvenates the plant as well.

Deadheading a plant depends on the plant itself. Some species do well by just removing the leaves or flowers, while some plants will have you shearing off most of the plant to get it to bloom again.

This fragrant-smelling, clump-growing perennial is a staple of many gardens all over. Easy to grow, and beautiful to look at, it's no wonder why. With its large, cupped and ruffled flowers Peonies are long-lived plants that will become a favorite because of its seeming permanence in the landscape.

Peonies require a period of cold to set eyes or flower buds on their roots. Because of this, they need to be planted no more than a few inches below ground. These plants love the sun, so don't be shy about planting them out in the open. But be careful! They can get a bit top-heavy, so staking them for support should be considered.

Peonies are pleasing to the eye and a cinch to plant. It's no wonder they've become the garden staple they are today.

This fragrant annual puts out a bloom of beautiful magenta-colored, trumpet-shaped flowers, and, as the name suggests, smell just like pineapples. The Pineapple Sage (Salvia elegans) grows in the full sun and grows best with regular watering. They are, however, tough plants, being able to survive droughts and recover after with only constant watering.

But the Pineapple Sage isn't just for show. The leaves and flowers are also used to add color and flavor to drinks, salads and even baked goods.

Pineapple Sage grows to a height of about 3-5 feet, with a spread of around 2-3 feet. The flowers bloom through late summer and autumn.

Your garden looks almost perfect, with its finely cut grass, neatly pruned bushes...and that unsightly sewage pipe sticking out like a sore thumb right in the corner! You know can't just pull it out, so what do you do?

Have no fear, Mock Rocks are here! These lightweight and durable plastic composites that look like tasteful garden boulders are the safe and economical way to take care of your pesky garden eyesores. Their hollow design and varying heights will make your most unsightly garden annoyance disappear under it. Just cover up a pipe or meter with one of these, stick in the provided stakes, and voila! You've got an attractive "rock" that can become a focal point instead of an eyesore.

Mock Rocks come in three heights and sizes. Stakes are provided to secure your Mock Rock, giving it stability and strength, almost like the real thing.

This hardy and beautiful grass adds a touch of color to any garden. It looks like normal grass the rest of the year, but come late summer or fall the real beauty of the Pink Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris) comes to the surface, covering your garden with pink tufts resembling cotton candy.

Growing up to 4 feet high, the Pink Muhly Grass fans out its distinctive pink blooms and with its drought, heat and insect resistant nature, makes it a perfect plant to color your garden for those long and cold fall days when most other plants lay dormant. That doesn't mean they don't need care, though. Pink Muhly Grass needs a lot of sunlight and plenty of water to prosper.

The Marigolds are a family of herbaceous plants related to the Daisy family. The plant has leaves that vary from 2-10 inches long and are quite hairy. The flowers range in color from a deep orange to a pale yellow, and are usually 1-4 inches across.

Certain species' petals are added as garnishes and flavorings to many foods, as they reportedly taste spicy enough to act as a topping.

The ointment derived from this herb has been used as a treatment for skin conditions and injuries for centuries. This curative property of the Marigold was even used in World War 1 as a first aid treatment for battlefield injuries.

A cactus has got to be the ultimate plant for the botanically-challenged. You don't need to trim, fertilize or prune. You don't even need to water them regularly!

While cacti may be the ultimate plant survivors, they will still need care from time to time. A decent watering once a month and no more is often all they'll need to grow. During the winter, when a cactus is dormant, it will need even less than that. The only time that a cactus will probably need you attention is when its leaves become thin and wrinkled.

Also, cacti won't grow well in a normal soil mixture, as it retains too much water for the cactus to feel comfortable. Mix in three parts potting soil with one part builder's sand and you're set.

A cactus is a low-maintenance plant that will surely make even the blackest green thumb proud.